ܡܫܠܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܠ ܡ (š l m)
6 terms

Causitive of ܫܵܠܹܡ (šālēm). The meaning “to convert to Islam” is based on ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ (mašlmānā, Muslim) and a calque of Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) .

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maʃlɪm.]

Verb

ܡܲܫܠܸܡ • (mašlim) (present participle ܡܲܫܠܘܼܡܹܐ (mašlūmē), past participle ܡܘܼܫܠܸܡܵܐ (mušlimmā))

  1. to surrender, expose
  2. to hand over, turn over
  3. to forsake, betray
  4. to persuade
  5. to convert to Islam, to become a Muslim

Conjugation

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